History Museums

These venues connect the dots to over 3 centuries of city lore

The city’s many history museums and archives cast a spotlight on what gives New Orleans its sense of place and cultural heft, chronicling the unending procession of people and causes that played out here and shaped the New Orleans we know today.  

The Cabildo- Louisiana State Museum Rebecca Todd
The Cabildo- Louisiana State Museum

Stories of slaves and free people of color, of the Irish and Italians who immigrated to New Orleans, of battles won and lost and sacrifices that secured America’s freedom on the world stage are just around the corner.